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Costa Rica Awaits Laura Fernández Cabinet Announcement at Teatro Melico Salazar

Tico Times - May 5, 2026

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Chaves Calls for Radical Overhaul of Costa Rican State in Final Address

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Costa Rica International Reserves Near Record $21 Billion

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Costa Rica swears in Laura Fernández Friday as second female president

San José Moves Forward With Upgrades to Parque Central and Key Plazas

San José will move ahead this year with upgrades to Parque Central, Plaza de las Garantías Sociales and Plaza González Víquez as part of...

Strong Colón and Higher Port Fees Squeeze Costa Rica’s Exporters

Costa Rican exporters are absorbing hits from three directions at once: rising port fees on the Caribbean coast, a colón that has strengthened to...

Costa Rica’s Colón Won’t Weaken — Now Two BCCR Directors Want a Rate Cut

Costa Rica's colón continues to defy gravity against the U.S. dollar, closing yet another week below the ¢460 mark and tightening the squeeze on...

Costa Rica Receives Third Group of Deportees from the United States

Costa Rica received a third group of people deported from the United States yesterday afternoon, as the country continues carrying out a new migration...

Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan Makes Her Case to Lead the United Nations

Costa Rica’s push to place Rebeca Grynspan at the head of the United Nations moved into a more public phase this week, as the...

Costa Rica Warns Drivers About Fake QR Code Parking Scam

Costa Rica is warning drivers about a scam in which fake parking or violation notices are being left on windshields in paid parking areas....

Costa Rica Takes in Second Group of Deportees from the United States

Costa Rica received its second group of deportees from the United States on Friday confirming that a controversial third-country removal program is now operating...

Costa Rica Assembly Races the Clock on Sanction Against Fabricio Alvarado

The sexual harassment case that has dominated the final weeks of Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly reached its final stage on Friday, though with an...

Expomóvil 2026 Opens in Belén with 350 Models

Costa Rica's biggest auto fair of the year is in full swing, and this edition is one for the record books. Expomóvil 2026 started...

Costa Rica Says Deported Migrants May Seek Asylum Over Return Fears

Eight of the 25 migrants deported from the United States to Costa Rica in the first flight under a new third-country agreement have told...

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Costa Rica Awaits Laura Fernández Cabinet Announcement at Teatro Melico Salazar

Political attention in Costa Rica turns today to the Teatro Popular Melico Salazar, where President-elect Laura Fernández is scheduled to present the cabinet that...

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